old events in tokyo

Chapter 26 Backstage
In the morning, Kazuki Akiyama couldn't help but went shopping for the nearby records. After yesterday's radio broadcast, there should be a little more people buying today than yesterday.

Sure enough, at the record store Kazuki Akiyama could already see scattered people putting his CDs into shopping baskets. It was really a sense of accomplishment.

Then he lamented whether he was too unpromising, wouldn't those popular singers with millions of sales be happy to die, or the sales at that level were just a number.

In the afternoon, he will go to Fuji TV to record "Music Fair". The recording and broadcasting programs are usually recorded during the day, but will be broadcast in the following evening, so scripts are written according to the evening.

It was still early, and he had already made an appointment with Ishida Takumi to meet at the headquarters of Being in the afternoon. It was his first time participating in a program, and Being arranged a temporary manager for him.

At that time, I will teach him some rules for newcomers in the showbiz, and pay homage to the top of the mountain, so as not to offend a group of seniors before he debuts, and be labeled as rude and arrogant, then there is no need to mess around.

While there was still time, Kazuki Akiyama took out the album "HOLD ME" by Izumi Sakai that I bought yesterday and listened to it.

Originally, Kazuki Akiyama thought that as the chief composer of Being, Tetsuro Oda would be responsible for most of the compositions in the album, but it turned out that Seiichiro Kuribayashi and Mika Kawashima were responsible for most of the compositions.

As another main arranger of Being, Seiichiro Kuribayashi and the relatively rare female composer Mika Kawashima, Kazuki Akiyama has not met the two of them yet, so he wondered if he would interview them another day, after all, there may be times for cooperation in the future.

After listening to the full album, Kazuki Akiyama personally likes the three songs "Embrace the Sleepless Night", "Don't Forget That Smile" and "Dance as You Want". Thinking of the fans in her previous life teasing that she danced to an old disco when she sang, Kazuki Akiyama The tree could not help but smile knowingly.

In the afternoon, Kazuki Akiyama and Takumi Ishida met the manager named Takeru Sato at the gate of the Being headquarters. He was in his thirties and looked meticulous in his clothes.

Take the nanny car temporarily called by Being to the headquarters of Fuji TV.The current headquarters of Fuji TV is still in Kawatacho, Shinjuku District. The headquarters building looks square and square. If you don't pay attention, you may think it is a large warehouse.

After entering the backstage, the first thing Takeru Sato did with Kazuki Akiyama was to worship the top of the mountain.

In the entertainment circle, you can never go wrong with being modest and polite. No matter who you see, you should greet everyone politely and say hello in time. At least people’s first impression of you will not be bad.

If you don't say hello or react slowly, you might be programmed to be arrogant and impolite.Especially in a country like RB that pays attention to social etiquette, being labeled like this is really the bottom of the chain of contempt.

The first people to visit are the hosts Shinichi Karabe and Yuko Furutegawa. Kazuki Akiyama is not very familiar with these two, and he has never heard of them before, but the etiquette that should be done is also necessary.

Knocking on the door of the lounge, a voice of "please come in" came from inside, Kazuki Akiyama opened the door, and saw a middle-aged man with glasses and a very beautiful young woman with short hair, Leaning on the sofa, it seems that he was talking about something before.

Kazuki Akiyama bowed and said, "Karabe-san, Furutekawa-san, excuse me, I am a newcomer Kazuki Akiyama, this is my debut single, please accept it." He held his single in both hands and handed it over .

After accepting the single from Kazuki Akiyama, Shinichi Karabe looked at him with a smile and said, "Hello, let's perform well later." It seemed that his attitude was quite amiable.

"Akiyama-san, don't be nervous. The show is recorded and broadcast. Even if you don't perform well, you can start over again." The speaker was Yuko Furutekawa. The host is not only beautiful, but also very gentle in speaking, taking good care of the newcomer Kazuki Akiyama .

Kazuki Akiyama bowed again to thank him, and saw that both of them were holding scripts in their hands, so he didn't bother them any more, and left the lounge with a wink.

After I came out, I heard the manager Takeru Sato mentioned these two. Shinichi Karabe had been a comedian before, so it is no wonder that I saw people smiling and very friendly.

And Yuko Furudegawa is an actor, and occasionally plays a guest role as a host, which can explain why she has such a high appearance.

Although "Music Fair" is recorded and broadcast, it is not as famous as "Music Station", but it is naturally regarded as the first sound show in the first file. Many pop singers want to be on the stage here.

Naturally, it became a popular show for singers to play songs. Nagato Daxing also paid a price to promote Kazuki Akiyama's new song.

Kazuki Akiyama participated in the show today, but Mayumi Gorin, Yuiko Tsubokura, Ryoko Moriyama, and Takayuki Makihara participated in the show.

The manager and Kazuki Akiyama introduced a few people one by one. Needless to say, Mayumi Gorin is a veteran figure in the music scene. His singing, lyrics and composition are all at the top level. RB has been popular in the 70s.

Ryoko Moriyama debuted earlier, and is still active in the music scene for more than [-] years since his debut. His debut song has been adopted by many music teaching materials. It can be said that he is an evergreen tree in the music scene, and he is also a household name in RB.

Noriyuki Makihara, who is about the same age as Kazuki Akiyama, also made his debut two years ago. He is also a singer-songwriter. He can even write lyrics and compose music.

Among them, Kazuki Akiyama is the only one who is a little familiar with Yuiko Tsubokura, who belongs to the same artist as Kazuki Akiyama under Being.

She used to be well-known as the lead singer of the band BBQUEENS, and almost everyone is familiar with the song "Let's Dance Together" by Chibi Maruko.

As the youngest newcomer, Akiyama Kazuki naturally went to say hello one by one. Tsubokura Yuiko looked a little cool with short ear-length hair and pink sunglasses.

"It's good that Qiu Shanjun will sing normally, the two hosts are very gentle people, and the interviews are all relaxed and chatting together, there will be no excessive questions."

The slightly deep voice speaks gentle words, although it is a cool attire, but in the eyes of Akiyama Kazuki, there is a bit of the kindness of a big sister, which reminds him of another person who takes care of him - Daikoku Moji.

"Thank you Tsubokura-san." Kazuki Akiyama smiled politely, although he wasn't very nervous himself, more likely he was curious.

This is the first time he has entered a studio. Behind the glamorous stage, it is actually no different from an ordinary work area, except that there are more staff coming and going.

Back in his lounge, Kazuki Akiyama sat alone on the sofa. As for Ishida Takumi, he was taken by his agent Sato Takeru to visit the behind-the-scenes staff. This is the unique social circle of people in black.

As Kazuki Akiyama's current assistant, he may be a broker in the future.In addition to the faces under the spotlight, those who hide behind the scenes cannot be ignored.

Offending people like directors, photographers, planners, and script writers is even more difficult. If you deliberately miss a few shots, you will have nowhere to complain.

When Kazuki Akiyama was thinking wildly, there was a knock on the door, and he quickly got up and opened the door. As for saying "please come in" and sitting on the sofa waiting for the old god, he is not qualified.

"Hey, Makihara-san?"

Kazuki Akiyama was a little surprised, he didn't expect it to be Noriyuki Makihara, he seemed not familiar with him, but every time Kazuki Akiyama saw his smiling face, he always felt inexplicably happy.

"Akiyama-kun, excuse me." Noriyuki Makihara walked in with a smile on his face, followed by his assistant.

"I have also heard Akiyama-kun's single. It is a very thoughtful single, especially the adaptation of "Bamboo Field's Lullaby" is very good."

After sitting down, Noriyuki Makihara praised Kazuki Akiyama's single very straightforwardly. He is also a singer-songwriter himself.

"Makihara-san won the award, but I really admire Makihara-san's album and almost made it all by myself."

Kazuki Akiyama really admires him. He knows how much he is a singer-songwriter. What's more, others have almost arranged all the creative work of the album, and his literary skills are very profound.

Noriyuki Makihara said with a smile that with the talent shown by Kazuki Akiyama, it will not be difficult to do this in the future.The two were about the same age, and they were both younger when they chatted about interesting things in the circle, Kazuki Akiyama also listened with gusto.

After a while, the staff came to inform that the recording was ready to start, and Makihara Takayuki left, and agreed to cooperate with each other in the future.

Manager Sato Takeru also returned with Ishida Takumi, Akiyama Kazuki greeted, and several people walked to the studio.

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